PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Childcare: Lewisham East (13 October 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an estimate of the affordability of childcare provision in Lewisham East constituency.
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Answer
The department is committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use government-funded support they are entitled to.
The department collects data on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England and fees data can be broken down to local authority level.
Lewisham East constituency falls within the London Borough of Lewisham, where the latest data shows the average hourly fee band for childcare to be £6.50 for two-year-old children, and £6.50 for three and four-year-old children.
Answered by:
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
21 October 2022
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